Along with today's release of their ninth LP, Merriweather Post Pavilion (which is freaking amazing, btw), psychedelic experimentalists Animal Collective have also unleashed a slew of tour dates to accompany their latest effort. After a month-long trek through Europe, and another month to attend to their own affairs, they will take the U.S. by storm for most of May leading into the beginning of June. The foursome will be making stops in Austin and Dallas (sorry Houston folk!), as well as what could only be a yet-to-be announced tour-ender at Bonnaroo. Also on the itinerary is a stop at the Flaming Lips-curated All Tomorrow's Parties in northern New York later in the year.

Check out the full list of dates after the jump

Jan 20 - Grand Ballroom - New York, New York
Jan 21 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, New York
Jan 22 - Metro - Chicago, Illinois
Jan 23 - Henry Fonda Theatre - Los Angeles, California
Jan 24 - Troubadour - Los Angeles, California
Mar 4 - Rockerfeller - Oslo
Mar 5 - Mejeriet - Lund
Mar 6 - Amager Bio - Copenhagen
Mar 8 - Gloria - Cologne
Mar 9 - Karlstorbahnhof - Heidelberg
Mar 10 - Fri-Son - Fribourg
Mar 11 - Konzerthaus Schurr - Luzern
Mar 12 - Viper Room - Florence
Mar 13 - Teatro Studio - Rome
Mar 14 - Rolling Stone - Milan
Mar 16 - La Laiterie - Strasbourg
Mar 17 - Paradiso - Amsterdam
Mar 18 - Ancienne Belgique - Brussels
Mar 19 - Aeronef - Lille
Mar 20 - L'Olympic - Nantes
Mar 22 - Trinity Centre - Bristol
Mar 23 - Rescue Rooms - Nottingham
Mar 24 - The Forum - London
Mar 25 - TJ's Woodhouse Club - Leeds
Mar 26 - Static Gallery - Liverpool
Mar 27 - Tripod - Dublin
Mar 28 - Stiff Kitten - Belfast
May 11 - 9:30 Club - Washington, Washington DC
May 12 - Electric Factory - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 13 - Terminal 5 - New York, New York
May 14 - House of Blues - Boston, Massachusetts
May 15 - Metropolis - Montreal, Quebec
May 16 - Sound Academy - Toronto, Ontario
May 18 - Royal Oak Music Hall - Royal Oak, Michigan
May 19 - Turner Hall Ballroom - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
May 20 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 24 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, British Columbia
May 25 - Roseland Theatre - Portland, Oregon
May 26 - Fox Theatre - Oakland, California
May 27 - Henry Miller Memorial Library - Big Sur, California
May 29 - Wiltern - Los Angeles, California
May 30 - House of Blues - Las Vegas, Nevada
May 31 - Rialto Theatre - Tucson, Arizona
Jun 1 - Sunshine Theatre - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jun 2 - Boulder Theatre - Boulder, Colorado
Jun 4 - House of Blues - Dallas, Texas
Jun 5 - Stubbs - Austin, Texas
Jun 6 - The Library - Oxford, Mississippi
Jun 8 - State Theatre - St. Petersburg, Florida
Jun 9 - Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Jun 10 - Firestone - Orlando, Florida
Sep 12 - All Tomorrow's Parties - Monticello, New York


Hopefully they do play at Bonnaroo, because I'm gonna be in full festival mode by the time they make it down here to Texas (though that tour opener in D.C. might entice me to jump on a plane). Anyone going to catch them?

Check out this nice little live version of "Brothersport" from Merriweather Post Pavilion performed at Amsterdam's Melkweg, one of my most favorite venues:

-Eggs